Commonly Confused Words to Use そろえる and 整ととのえる

“そろえる and 整ととのえる” are the confused words for you guys, however, once you figured the way to use them out, you would be able to use them. And today, you would be figuring them out. Let me introduce how you correctly use そろえる and 整ととのえる today!

そろえる (soroeru)

Line up / Just a trim / Gather, etc…

“そろえる” has a lot of meanings which are “Line up, Just a trim, Gather, etc…” and the others are “to collect, to get together, to arrange, to put in order, etc. One of the core meanings of “そろえる” is that someone would gather things which are two or more the same size or the same shape. The basic usage of “そろえる” is “___をそろえる” or “___が/はそろう”.

Example

全員ぜんいんそろったよ。 (Everyone is here.) (大家都到齐了。) (모두 모였어.) (Mọi người tập trung đủ cả rồi đó.)

靴くつはそろえてね。 (Line up your shoes.) (把鞋子摆好。) (신발을 정리해줘.) (Nhớ xếp lại giầy đấy nhé.)

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毛先けさきをそろえてください。 (Just a trim, please.) (请修一下发梢。) (머리카락을 모아주십시오.) (Hãy tỉa chân tóc cho đều dùm tôi.)

必要ひつような書類しょるいはそろえたの？ (Did you gather every document you need?) (请修一下发梢。) (머리카락을 모아주십시오.) (Hãy tỉa chân tóc cho đều dùm tôi.)

整ととのえる (totonoeru)

Organize / Ready, etc…

“整ととのえる” also has a lot of meanings which are “Organize, Ready, etc…” and the others are “to arrange, to adjust, to get ready, to prepare, etc”. However, one of the core meanings of “整ととのえる” is to get ready and to organize. The basic usage of “整ととのえる” is “___を整ととのえる” or “___が/は整ととのう”.

Example

ゆか
身みだしなみ整ととのってる？ (Do I look well-groomed?) (整理仪容了吗？) (옷차림은 정돈했어?) (Quần áo đầu tóc chỉn chu rồi chứ?)

たつや
まず心こころを整ととのえないと！ (First of all, I gotta organize my mind!) (首先，我必须调整心态！) (먼저 마음을 가다듬어야해!) (Đầu tiên phải chuẩn bị về tinh thần đã!)

ゆか
体調たいちょう整ととのえてねー！ (You gotta be physically ready for.) (好好調養身体啊！) (컨디션 잘 조절해-!) (Giữ gìn sức khoẻ nhé!)

たつや
インフラがまだ整ととのってないかな？ (I’m wondering if the infrastructure is not still ready.) (基础设施还没整顿好吧？) (인프라가 아직 안 갖춰진 걸까?) (Cơ sở hạ tầng vẫn chưa hoàn chỉnh hả?)